I have noticed that there have been more renewal applicants than initial applicants in the last few classes.
For the last couple of years, I’ve had 10-12 initial applicants, and maybe 2 or 3 renewals in each class. In the class coming up on September 10th, I already have 6 renewal students, and only 2 initial applicants.
It may be a little early to call this a trend, but the pattern is quite unusual. If this keeps up, I may go back to offering separate renewal classes.